Lithothamnion bisporum Foslie 1906
Publication Details
Lithothamnion bisporum Foslie 1906: 18 (p. 2 in independently paginated offprint)
Published in: Foslie, M. (1906). Den botaniske samling [The botanical collection]. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Aarsberetning 1905: 17-24.
Publication date: 1.v.1906 and 30.xi.1906
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lithothamnion is Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hyperandri bisporum (Foslie) Athanasiadis & D.L.Ballantine.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Ballantine, D.L. (2024). Anatomy and classification of the Mesophyllaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), based on phylogenetic principles. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 118: [i]-xii, [1]-216, 83 figures, 6 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Puerto Orotava [Puerto de la Cruz], Tenerife, Canary Islands; (Woelkerling 1998: 331) Holotype: C. Sauvageau; Dec. 1904 - Feb. 1905; PC; unnumbered, Sauvageau Herbarium (box collection) (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 237) Notes: Also holotype fragments at TRH B2-1680 (includes slides 1058 and 1059) (Woelkering et al. 2005: 237).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
